Surf Lifesaving Report

Week 4, Term 4 2023

Years 7 and 8 Nippers

During the week the beach was closed so the Nippers worked on their resuscitation skills before conducting some beach events. On Saturday the Nippers worked on their board skills in messy waves. The conditions allowed the boys to use a strong rip to get out the back before returning to the beach on the sand bank. Some board races were then held.

Results Wednesday

	Beach Sprint	Beach Flags	Water Flags
1st	Ben F	Max W	Henry P
2nd	Tom B	Tristan R	Max W
3rd	Tristan R	Will H	Tom B
4th	Will H	Richard G	Ben F
5th	Richard G	Tom B	Marcos P
6th	Marcos P	Ben F	Will H

Board Race Saturday

	A Final	B Final
1st	Henry P	Jai V H
2nd	Max W	Dash D V
3rd	Tom B	Tristan R
4th	Marcos P	Alby J
5th	Jackson D	Ben F
6th	Richard G	Archie A

Years 9 and 10 Intermediates

The Year 9 and 10 boys are making great steps forward in their skills and knowledge in relation to the upcoming Bronze Medallion course and assessment. In Saturday’s session, following some competitive events and board rescue practice in the sea, the boys returned to the Club Training Room to practice CPR on mannequins. Coach, Mr Ben Neighbour, a qualified trainer and assessor, was pleased with the way the boys took on the new skills and demonstrated competence in a practical situation. The ‘dry’ element of the Bronze Medallion (First Aid and CPR) will be assessed on the evening of Thursday 16 November in Week 6, with the ‘wet’ component (Aquatic Rescue) taking place on Sunday 26 November.

 The following Week 4 results were recorded:

	Swim race	Run-Swim-Run (Pairs)
1st	Oliver R	Jackson Y and Oliver R
2nd	Lachlan A	Charlie M and Lachlan A
3rd	Xavier A	Ewan S, Charlie P O and Ewen S
4th	Ethan A	Angus K and Xavier A
5th	Ewen S	Chris M and Ethan A
6th	Charlie P O

Year 11 Seniors

The Seniors are an athletic, skillful and intensely competitive group. They both enjoy team and individual events and give their all in the water and on the beach. However, they also have a keen sense of service to others, and it is encouraging to see them willfully volunteer to assist younger year groups as either Water Safety during board and swim races, or helping coaches to deliver training in first aid, CPR and aquatic rescues. This, of course, is also in addition to their rostered patrol each Saturday.

The boys enjoyed a less disruptive week with regard to beach closures and had a good deal of time in the water, either swimming or board paddling. Smaller surf conditions on Saturday, coupled with a very quiet beach due to the inclement weather forecast, meant that the boys could maximise their time in competitive events.

The following results were recorded:

	Board Rescue Race	Water Flags	Board Relay
1st	Josh C / Doug C	Duncan C	Duncan C / Louis L
2nd	Theo F / Ollie P	Lewis K	Josh C / Jack P
3rd	Matthew L / Jake H	Jack P	Lewis K / Henry C
4th	Isaac E / Hugh B	Charlie D	Jake H / Charlie D
5th	Henry B / Braxton T	Charlie M	Charlie M / Hugh B
6th	Lachie C / James M	Jake H	Brodie W / Isaac E
7th			Will M J / Killian F

Mr G Jones
Acting MIC SLS